News Scrapbook 1988

Oceanside , CA) (San Diego Co . North County Blade Tribune (Cir . D. 29,089) (Cir. S. 30,498)

San Diego , CA (San Diego Cc,.) San D,eg_o Union (Cir. D. 217 ,089 ) (Cir . S . 341 ,840)

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Jury picked to decid~;t~ Lucas case Almost four years after his arrest in the death of a University of San D~o student, a jury haslieen selec_t- ed to try David Allen Lucas on six counts of murder in the deaths of four women and two children and the att mpted murder of a fifth woman. Superior Court Judge Laura Palm- er Hamme:> directed the jury of six women and six men and six alter- nates selected to hear the case to re- turn Jan. 3 for the start of the trial, which is expected to last six months. If the jury convicts Lucas of first- degree murder on any of the counts and finds true special-c1rcumstance allegations that have been filed against him, the 33-year-old former Casa de Oro carpet cleaner could be condemned to die in the state's gas chamber. Much of the past four years in the Lucas case has been tied up in I n h a d complicated pretrial motions. Lucas will be on trial for: • The Nov. 20, 1984, slaymg of USD student Anne Catherine Swanke, 20. • The Oct 23, 1984, slayings of Rhonda Strang, 24, and Amber Fisher, 3, a girl Strang was baby- sitting in her Lakeside home. • The May 4, 1979, slayings of Su- zanne Camille Jacobs, 31, and her son, Colin, 3, in their Normal Heights home. • And the Dec. 8, 1981, slaying of real estate agent Gayle Garcia, 29, hose body was found in a Spring Valley home she was to show a pro- spective buyer the day she was slain. Lucas also is charged with at- tempting to kill Jodie Santiago Rob- ertson, 35, of Seattle, who survived her injuries to testify against and identify Lucas as her assailant. The victims suffered severe throat-slashings.

A$EAN: Envoys say barriers hurtful continued from{: f S-'j"-- tting peace to Cambodia, which was palm oil an~ c~~n~ 1~ 1 h~~h~~v;;t . d ble discus- i•vaded by Vietnam 10 years ago. these trop1ca 01 a took part ID the roun -ta . s Kahler said that the United States urated fats. . sion that showed ~ow U.S. relation ad the ASEAN countries sometimes This could hurt farmers ID t~e with these coun~nes tr_anscends and hlve dis utes over specific trade Philippines, Malaysia and ~ndones1a, is intertwined with the_1ssue 0~ tra~r matters tnd said that it was import- many of whom have benefited from The ASEAN delegation dpnmdar~ Y alt to "resolve and narrow those di(- "land-to-the-landless" pro~ram~ .. was here to promote tra e an ID- ,, "As we in ASEAN stand ID this 1m- th Sa D' go fttences Tt vestment ties wi n ie · The ASEAN delegates repeatedly portant naval port of U.S. m1 1~ry Miles Kahler, a UCSD groil:ss~ d w a connection between economic might and contemplat~ the_ security who moderated the. d1scuss1on, sai wth and stability. Talallah, for . dimension of our relationship, let ':'8/. ASEAN's international mterests I sa·d US growers of soy- not forget this important factor m n 1 u S concerns such as e amp e, 1 · · b'I' d urity" often para . . . , o ex- IJ,ans, a source of vegetable oil, have regional s_ta J ity an sec ' support for mternallonal talf1 t t sught to hmit imports of Asian Talallah said. pand global trade and e orts o ...,..,..-1

SAN DIEGO SPORTS SCENE U D, Aztecs will gr w JJP on court

Raiders managed to do. After beating New Mexico and Cal Luther- an, the Toreros (3-2) lost 76-58 to a good UC- Santa Barbara team on the road and were edged 68-66 by Cal State-Fullerton at home. The losses are not the problem, but the way the teams played was. The youngsters on both teams, who had had rattled some cages in the early wins, suddenly became a l:iit rat- tled. An example for SDSU: Freshman for- ward Dana Jackson, who will be needed to provide in ide depth, played eight minutes against Texas Tech and collected five fouls. " It is important for us to get additional playing time for our freshmen, " Brandenburg said. The reason is simple. In both the case of U D and SDSU the time for the freshmen to play like freshmen (and sophmores like ophomores where the Toreros are concern- ed 1s past. Each team's success will depend m part on their ability to play beyond their tender years. " What we're looking for is progress from game to game," said Egan. "We started out the sea on pretty well, went down to the Pit and beat New Mexico. But we kind of stayed where we were. We need to get a drive gomg here; if we don't get it in another gear, we're going to be m deep trouble." The going get tougher now. After a road game at Ari:i:ona State aturday, the McDonald 's Classic (Hardin-Simmons, Ten- nessee and University of Alabama at Birm- ingham) and WAC season await for the Aztecs. Play in the West Coast Athletic Con- ference is around the corner for USD. " We 're starting to get close to some very important games ," Brandenburg said. "So we have to tart showing major, major im- provement. " The Aztec coach knows exactly where he wants that improvement. At this point m the season, Brandenburg can tolerate some turn- overs better than he can stomach being timid " Eventually what we have to do i play hard " 1:Jrand~nburg said. "Once you get a level of mtens1ty. your guys play hard physi- cally and mentally, then the fmes es of the game will make a difference.' So Brandenburg and Egan wait at the helm still not certain whether they have embarked on a pleasure crui ·e or a shipwreck.

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fat, 1888 v Lemon Oinic lawyer reigns p~s~ quits Bar By Lorie He rn I Slaff Wriler Raphael Levens, a San Diego attorney who ran the Lemon Clinic for consumers with complaints about their cars, has resigned from the State Bar of California and relinquished his clients' files. _Stale Bar lawyer Victoria Molloy said Levens' resignation was submitted ~hts week, and yes_terday she secured a Superior Court order giving the Bar Juri~d1chon over his law practice. Levens, who was graduated from the University of San Diego law school and has been licensed to practice law in California since I97o;"ts the subJect of one legal malpractice lawsuit and reported complaints by other clients.

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Attorney Joseph Mitts, who heads the San Diego County Bar Associa- tion's disability committee, said he had spoken w1th Levens but did not know why he had resigned. According to Mitts, Levens wrote the disability committee and re- quested that it contact his clients and help them find new lawyers. His files , which Mitts estimate number between 50 and 80, are at the associa- tion office. "He was very well thought of," M1tl~ said. DP pite the reputation among some lawyers, Levens was sued a month ago by Jackie McDermott, formerly of Oceanside, for profes- sional negligence, fraud, deceit and emotional distress. Her attorney, Brad Patton of Carlsbad, said McDermott had re- tained Levens to sue a used car deal- ership over defects in a car she pur- chased. Levens told her the case was pend- ing, Patton said, but alleges she · found out later he had settled with the dealer, forged her named on the check, and made some payments to her only after she confronted himL

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San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Co .) Asian Week (Cir . W.) O C 1 6 1988 Jllkri'• P. C B f,r

San Diego , CA (San Diego Co.) San D1eg_o Union (Cir D. 217 ,089 ) (Cir S. 341 ,840) DEC 16 1988 ..All~,.~ P. C. B

,u, Trade Mission Organizer Has Put In Long Hours

. "t:'~ . Toreros Have the Means (Danny) to Defeat attle Pacific by 20 ByJ~ OOREN SAN DIEGO-Danny Means had not been shooting well. Honest. was 22. Including 7 of 10 from 3-point range, Means made 9 of 13 shots. His seven 3-pointers were one shy of the USO team record held by Mark Manor. I' A 1'" IUR

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Based on appearance alone, Jane Weigand commands attention with her eyes, tall frame and dark shoulder-lenglh hair. But it's her authoratative talk on busmess ventures in Weigand, president of Business Ambassadors, Inc. in San Diego, visited San Francisco last week to promote her company and its trade mission to Asia. Formed three years ago, the company assists individuals and companies that are interested in initiating or expanding their operations overseas. It also assists over eas clients who are interested in reaching United States business markets. Weigand explained that the development of Business Ambassadors, which mainiains a staff of eight. came about as a culmination cif her experiences and interest "I've always been mterested international affairs," Weigand told Asian in Asia that retains it in international affairs.

USO football - The University of 1ego s Bryan Day and John mez were named to the GTE Aca- ic All-America team in the col- e division. ay, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound senior rong safety from Las Vegas, earned first-t~am honors for the sec- consecut~e year. Abusiness eco- omics major, he has an overall ade-point average of.3.78 and led Toreros in tackles with 88. Gomez, a 6-1, 223-pound senior de- J, ive tackle from El Cajon, was a · nd-team choice. Gomez, who c ries a 3.60 GPA in business ad- itistration, had 34 tackles and led th~, team with eight quarterback wries." J3ryan has done an outstanding 'ol) for us and I'm happy to see John ~t the recognition," Coach Brian Fo- arty said. "They are both exctjlent student-athletes." ")-•t .::; ')

Week. "I've lived in five different counlries and swdied international law at The Hague Academy in lhe Netherlands." Prior to her study in Europe, Weigand formed her educational base with an undergraduate degree from the UniversiD;: of Califomja at Bexxeley anii one from the University of San Diego Law School. Weigand, who is married with children, is a former deputy city attorney of San Diego and former senior attorney for International Harvester. She also spent a few years in Washingron, D.C. as general As a student and in past jobs she put in a lot of effort; now she puts that energy "I'm like any entrepcneur, I work 12 to 14 hmm a day," admitted Weigand. "You have to if you want to reach your goals.. . into a budding business. council for the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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You would not have known by his performance Saturday night when the Ur$(el'SL!.¥ of San Diego men's basketball team routed Seat- tle Pacific Umversity, 86-66, in the USOSports Center. Through USD's first five games Means' field-goal accuracy wa; 34%. From 3-point range, he was making only 31%, from the free- throw line, a dismal 50%. In the team's last game, against Cal State Fullerton, Means did not start for the first time in 63 games. What was wrong with Danny Means-the captain, leader, one of only two seniors and the only true veteran on Coach Hank Egan's sq1..ad? Confidence, he said. Well, Means got a head full of it on _a career-high scoring night agamst an NCAA Division II team playing its only Division I opponent of the year. Seattle Pacific (6-1) lost for the first time. In just 25 minutes, Means scored 26 points. His previous career high

At one point m the first half, he scored 18 consecutive points for the Toreros over a span of 6:20. In the first half, it seemed he would beat Seattle Pacific on his own. He scored 21 points; the Falcons had 22. But Means only played 13 minutes 6 seconds in the half. He played only 11:06 in the second half but scored USD's first five poin ts to give the Toreros a 51-24 lead. This was a blowout from the tipoff. Means drilled a 3-pointer to start the scoring followed, by 6 con_secutive points from junior Craig Cottrell (16 points and a game-high 7 rebounds) and a layup by Gylan Dottin (13 pomts, 4 rebounds). USO led, 14-5, when Means went on his scoring binge and 32-13 before 1t was over. USD's biggest lead of the game was 30 points with 4:50remaining:.,

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k::- .. USD.._has the Means fo manage 86-6~' w·n Da ~r}: Means and Cn1g Cottr~ 16 Sa turday mght as the. San Diego Toreros h,andPd the v1s11ing Seat tle P·icific T• alcons their first loss of the season. 86-66, , G~lan Dot tm added J:l and Keith C~lvm had JO off the hench for San Diego, 4-2. Ja~k)!' Johnson had 20 pornts for th <' NCAA D1v1s10n II Fakons 6- l. Duke \,\, ood added I I points and Scot I Rolfness 10 The Toreros Jumped to "n 11 . 2 !~ad and nn er !railed, holding lhe I< akons Jar below their uverage of 90 P?mts. The Falcons, l\ ho shot ;i 5 f:<'. 1 CC(Il. \I.en unable to sli Sa n lwgo s ou1~1d,•shoolmg guar '6 pomts

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averaging in double figure and have produced shooting percentages of .533 from the field, .500 on three- point field-goal attempts and 768 from the free-throw line in scoring an average of 90 points. Asked to characterize the Falcons Egan said: "What they are, is a very mature team ... they have players who are 25-26 years old." Egan was close. Seattle Pacific doesn't have a"[ 25- to 26-year-olds See USD on P[ ge C-5

Business Seminar Serles, continues Dec. 16 wilh "Managing Crises." Cost for one session Is $15. Each seminar includes presentation materials and continental breakfast. For further Information, call Jackie Frleberg, 260-4644. Distinguished speakeni series, a lecture series focusing on the business activity In the United States, the Pacific Rim and Mexico, continues at the Manchester Executive Conference Center, Dec. 15. Topic fer December is, "Doing Business in Mexico," conducted by Rodolfo Fernandez, a managing partner for Touche Ross and Company in Tijuana. Cost is $15 per session. Call 260-4644.

what tomght's game against Seattle Paclf1c was suppo ed to be for his Tor ro . "It wa suppo ed to be a breather" Egan aid. "Their coach, Claude T rry, talked m rnto 1t So what hap- pen they come m undefeated " nd it's not exactly a breather that USD (3-2) 1 now expectmg from the Falcons (6 O) when the team meet

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tonight at 730 at the USD Sports Center. =- Sea_ttle Pacific, an NCAA Divis on 11 affJha le, has victories over Sono- ma State, Humboldt State, Seattle

University, North Dakota State George Fox and North Dakota, with the narrowest victory margin seven pomts. The Falcons count four starters

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